Cabinet washing machine



March 26, 1940. .J. r. HUME CABINET WASHING MACHINE s sheets-sheet 1 Original Filed July 5, 1934 March 26, 1940.

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Original Filed July 5; 1934 3 Sheets-Shet 2 Mmhze, 1940. Q Re. 21,4o9

CABINET WASHING mourns Original Filed July 5, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 turned downwardly and inwardly to form angularly extending flanges and is adapted to rest upon the marginal bead 21 of the top wall I.

The washing machine operating mechanism may be of any suitable type for the purpose and is represented by the operating shaft 31 for the agitator 22, which shaft extends upwardly throu the bottom of the tub. A suitable housing 85 is provided for the operating mechanism and is positioned beneath the tub and extends generally from substantially the center of the cabinet into one corner thereof. The housing has a hub or boss 36 adjacent its inner end, which bears against the bottom wall II of the tub and supports the tub, and the operating shaft 31 for the agitator extends through this hub and upwardLv into the tub. At its otherend, adjacent the corner of the cabinet, the housing has an upstanding tubular member II which encloses an operating shaft 38 extending to the top of the cabinet in position so that a wringer or other attachment may be mounted on top' of the cabinet and operably connected with said shaft. The washing machine parts are driven by an electric motor 40, the shaft 4! of which extends into the housing N.

All of these operating parts are supported by means of a horizontally disposed framework which includes uprights 42 disposed in the corners of the cabinet. As shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, this frame is made up of a series of channel members connected together in a manner to provide a substantial structure. Two channel members 43 and 44 are disposed diagonally of the cabinet and arranged in substantially parallel relation. the channel member 44 extends to a corner of the cabinet and is connected to the up 8 t 42 in that corner. Another channel member 45 extends at an angle to the members 48 and 44, and the outer end thereof is connected to the upright 42 in the corresponding corner of the cabinet. The other end of the member 45 is secured at 4G by welding or otherwise to the channel member 44 adjacent its outer end. The outer end of the channelmember 43 is secured at 41 by welding to the channel member 4' at a point intermediate the ends of said member 45,

.The inner ends of the channel members and 44 are secured by welding to an angular channel member 48 at points 4! and II respectively. The outer end of the member 4! extends into another corner of the cabinet and is connected to the upright 42 in that corner. This member 48 issecuredbythescrewsiitothehousing II at points separated substantially the width of -the In addition to this, the member 41 is likewisesecured-bythescrewil tothehousing aadjacentthe inner end thereof. In this manner the housing 3' becomes a part of the frame-' workandservesasanextensionoftheframeto carry the support to the fourth corner uprigh t 42. The driving motor 4| is mounted on cross hangersilwhicharehungfromtheunderside The outer end of of the frame andsecured thereto, the inner hanger being bolted at its ends 54 to the channel members 43 and 44, and the outer hanger being likewise bolted at one end to the channel member 44 and at its other end to the channel member 45.

- Thus it will be seen that the load is carried by the frame and the housing to the corners of the cabinet and is transferred directly to the supporting casters by means of the uprights 42. This enables the load to be supported directly by the four corners of the base independently of the walls of the cabinet, and since the interior mechanism of the washing machine is independent of the cabinet walls no fastenings of any character extend through the cabinet walls to mar the appearance thereof.

The uprights 42 are in the form of wide channel members, the marginal flanges 50 of which reinforce said uprights. The upper ends of the uprights have horizontally turned flanges 6| which are secured to the ends of the channel members of the frame by means of the bolts 62, and rubber cushions 63 are interposed between these flanges and the frame members to prevent the transmission of vibration to the uprights and thence to the cabinet. The housing 35 at its outer end has a lug 64 by which it is connected with the corresponding upright 42, and a resilient cushion 83 is likewise interposed between the upright and the lug. The lower ends of the. 'uprights have in-turned flanges 66 which are secured by bolts 61 to the brackets l5 of the casters (Fig. 2), so that the load is supported directly by the brackets and casters.

This construction provides a clear, unobstructed compartment in the lower portion of the cabinet below the washing machine, which serves as suitable storage space for the wringer or other attachments when not in use. In order that access may be gained to this lower compartment of the cabinet, the front or rear walls I and 2 may be provided with openings covered by the hinged doors 59.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the construction, arrangement and operation of the parts, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I contemplate such changes ,as fairly fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a washing machine, a substantially rectangular cabinet having walls enclosing said washing machine, a frame within the cabinet for supporting said washing machine in engagement with one of the walls of said cabinet for supporting said cabinet, said frame including uprights disposed adjacent the corners of the cabinet, and a base structure constituting a part of said frame and spaced inwardly from said comers, said base structure being secured to and supporting the uprights independently of the side walls of the cabinet.

aontal members upon which said washing machine is mounted, said frame further including upright members respectively disposed substantially in the corners of said cabinet and spaced inwardly from the rear and side walls thereof,

and supporting rollers for said frame disposed in the lower corners of the cabinet. in substantial 1i vertical 1; with and secured to the uprights for the latter independently of the cabinet walls.

3- Thecomhinatlonofasubstantiallyrechngular base having side walls and eastern and brackets for said casters in thecornersofandsecuredtosaidmasubstantlally rectangular cabinet including walls simportedonthesidewallsofsaidbaseoutwardlyofsaidbrackets,awashingmachineenclosed by the cabinet, and a frame within the cabinet for supporting the washing machine; said frame extending into the corners of the cabinet and spaced from the cabinet walls, said frame including upright members bearing upon and secured to said caster brackets, whereby said washing machine is directly supported by said frame and base independently of the cabinet walls.

4. The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet including side walls and a bottom wall. a washing. machine positioned within said cabinet and having ,a cylindrical tub, a top wall for the cabinet having an opening corresponding to the opening in the tub and bearing upon the upper rim of the tub, a frame within the cabinet disposed beneath and supporting the tub with the rim of the latter in bearing engagement with the said top wall; said frame being disposed above the bottom wall of the cabinet, a base for the cabinet including depending walls supporting the side and bottom walls of the cabinet, and means supported by the base and extending upward to and supporting said frame.

5- The combination of a substantially nectangular cabinet including vertical enclosing walls, a washing machine disposed within the cabinet and enclosed by said walls, a frame for supporting the washing machine including horizontal members each extending inwardly to one of three of the comers of said cabinet and spaced from the walls thereof, said frame further including a housing for enclosing the operating mechanism of the washing machine, said housing being secured at its inner end to one of said horizontal members and extending at its opposite end into the remaining corner of the cabinet and spaced from said vertical walls of the latter, said frame further including upright supporting members for the washing machine and housing, said upright supporting members being respectively disposed within the corners of the cabinet and spaced from the cabinet vertical walls, and means on said frame secured to and supporting said cabinet at the bottom thereof.

6- The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet having vertical walls, a washing machine disposed within the cabinet walls,

a frame for supporting the washing machine including a plurality of horizontally disposed members extending substantially to and spaced from three of the corners of said cabinet, said frame further including a horizontally disposed housing enclosing the operating mechanism of the washing machine, said housing extending into the remaining corner of the cabinet, said frame further including a plurality of upright supporting members one disposed in each of.the corners of the cabinet and secured at their upper ends to said horizontally disposed members, and a caster disposed in each lower corner of said cabinet in substantial alignment with a said upright member and rigidly connected to the lower ends of the latter, whereby said washing machine is supported by said casters and said frame withinandspacedfrcrntheverticalwallsofsaid.

cabinet, and means on said frame secured to and said cabinet at the lower md thereof.

7- The combination of a substantially rectangular cahinetincluding side walls, a washing machine a tub and operating mechanism therefor disposed within the cabinet, a supporting frame for said tub and including a plurality of horizontally disposed members each extending into a corner of said cabinet and spaced from the side walls thereof, said frame further including a housing for said operating corner of said cabinet and spaced from the side walls thereof, a plurality of upright supporting members one disposed within each of said corners and spaced inwardly from the cabinet walls,

the upper ends of said upright members being operating mechanism disposed beneath the tub,

a frame for supporting said tub and housing and including said housing, said frame further including a plurality of upright members, a cabinet including vertical walls enclosing said tub, housing and frame and secured at its lower end to and supported by said frame, and bracket members secured to the lower ends of said upright members of said frame for supporting said tub and housing independently of said cabinet walls.

' 9- The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet including. a top wall having anopening therein and an integral downwardly extending flange defining said opening, a washing machine positioned within said cabinet and including a cylindrical tub open at its upper end and disposed with the pper rim thereof bearing against the lower portion of said flange, and a frame within the cabinet having its lower portion dimensioned for engagement with the floor, the upper end of said frame engaging and supporting said tub in engagement with said depending flange of the'top wall of the cabinet.

10. The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet including a top wall having an opening therein and a downwardly extending integral flange defining said opening, a washing machine positioned within said cabinet and includin acylindrical tub open at its upper'end and disposed with the upper rim thereof bearing against the lower portion of said flange, a frame within the cabinet for supporting said tub in engagement with the opening in said top wall, and a base structure dimensioned for engagement with the floor and eng at its upper portion said frame, whereby to support said frame and said tub within the walls of the cabinet.

11. The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet having a depressed top wall, said wall having an opening therein and the margin of said opening turned downwardly to form a neck portion surrounding said opening, said neck portion having a flange at its lower end,

a washing machine mounted within and inde-' said housing also extending into a pendently of the cabinet and including a cylindrical tub open at itsupper end and having a flange on its upper rim, said tub being disposed with its open upper end in alignment with said opening and with its flange adjacent the flange of saidneck portion, a rubber cushion and sealing ring interposed between the flanges, and means within the cabinet for supporting said tub in contact with said rubber cushion, which in turn substantially supports the weight of said top wall.

12. The combination of a substantially rectangular cabinet having a depressed top wall, said wall having an opening therein and the margin of said opening turned downwardly to form a neck portion surrounding said'opening, said neck portion having a flange at its lower end, a wash ing machine mounted within and independently of the cabinet and including a cylindrical tub open at its upper end and having a flange on its upper rim, said tub being disposed with its open upper end in alignment with said opening and with its flange adjacent the flange of said neck portion, a rubber cushion and sealing ring interposed between the flanges, means within the cabinet for supporting said tub in contact with said rubber cushion, which in turn substantially supports the weight of said top wall, the margins of saidtop wall overlying the upper edges of the cabinet walls, and a second cushion member interposed between said upper edges and the overlying edges of the top wall of said cabinet.

JOHN T. HUME. 

